Originally Posted by acl65pilot

I know my brother and his wife who are public "servants" have amassed almost a million in cash in the bank while working overseas the last five years. They get housing and get reimbursed for their housing. They get paid for a car and reimbursed for the one they have, they get every bill paid for except internet. It is a great deal for the sacrifice they are making. When they return to the states they will buy a house of my dreams with cash. Add to it their pensions are full.
Many of these bennies will be attacked and terminated as the private sector folks reach a breaking point. We are footing the bill. The ones that will have to stay are the ones for the military. They need to keep and improve those if they want men and women to fight for and die for this country.